Erick Jones

Dr. Erick Christopher Jones Sr. is an Industrial Engineer and Professor in the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering[1] at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is considered an expert in the Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID), Quality Engineering, and Lean Six Sigma. He is the George and Elizabeth Pickett Endowed Professor,[1] as well as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA).[2] Jones joined UTA in 2010 after eight years at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, where he rose to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure. He previously served as the Deputy Director of the UT Arlington's homeland security focused University Center Security Advances via Applied Nanotechnology (SAVANT)[3] Center and he serves as the current Director of the Radio Frequency & Auto Identification (RAID) labs[4] at UTA. Dr. Jones was the Program Director of The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Research Centers.[5] He is currently Chair of the Supply Chain Technology Committee of International Supply Chain Education Alliance's (ISCEA) International Standards Board (IISB)[6] and Editor in Chief of the International Supply Chain Technology Journal (ISCTJ).[7]

Erick Jones
Dr. Erick C. Jones Born Houston, Texas Nationality United States Alma Mater University of Houston Texas A&M University

Dr. Jones's background led him to be invited to the National Science Foundation (NSF) as program officer for the largest Engineering Investment in the country, the Engineering Research Center (ERC). Also given his impact on graduate students he worked in largest fellowship program in the country, the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP). Until recently, Dr. Jones has served as a rotating program director at the NSF.[5]

Education

Dr. Jones graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering in May 1993. He later earned a master's degree from University of Houston, Houston, Texas where his thesis was “Turnover of Part-Time Hourly Employees in an Industrial Service Company” under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Chung in May 1996. He further went on to obtain a PhD in industrial engineering from the University of Houston while concurrently working in industry. Under the guidance of his advisor Dr. Chung he worked on the topic “A Predictive SPC Model for Determining Cognitive Voluntary Turnover before Physical Departure” and successfully conferred the PhD in August 2003.

Industry background

Dr. Jones boasts a broad background that spans both industry and academia. Dr. Jones has held positions in industry that include Industrial Engineering Specialist, Director of Engineering, Consultant and Project Manager, and Executive Manager of a “Big 5” Accounting firm, and executive manager for United Parcel Service (UPS), Tompkins Associates, Academy Sports and Outdoors, and Arthur Andersen. He managed teams and operations as small as 3 people and as large as 500 people. He has managed projects implementing warehouse management systems (WMS) and enterprise resources planning (ERP) system, designing and constructing new facilities and re-engineering Fortune 1000 organizations. Operations managed include strategic systems deployment, teams of large-scale distribution operation, and human resources at an executive level. He is an expert in the field of supply chain optimization, distribution logistics, and inventory control. His contribution has laid foundation for our modern understanding of the Internet of Things (IOT), Blockchain, RFID, Auto UD and Supply Chain Technologies.

Research

Jones' research interests are mainly in the field of RFID and its applications and Lean Six Sigma. However, Jones's research also covers various other topics like Supply Chain Technology, Logistics, Operations Research, Engineering, Training,[8] Transportation[9] and Healthcare. He has received external funding from agencies like the NSF[10][11] NASA, TexasMRC[12] and internal funding in support of his research pursuits. He has worked with undergraduate, graduate students and other professors on different research projects under RAID LABS at The University of Texas at Arlington.

Books

He has also published over 241 transcripts, books and publications and has written, edited, and published dozens of peer-reviewed articles and conference papers. Some of his most notable books are RFID and Auto-ID in Planning and Logistics: A Practical Guide for Military UID Applications,[13][14] RFID in Logistics: A Practical Introduction,[15] and Quality Management for Organizations Using Lean Six Sigma Techniques.[16]

  • " RFID and Auto-ID in Planning and Logistics", E. C. Jones and Christopher A.Chung[17]
  • "Modern Quality for Organizations Using Lean Six Sigma Techniques", E. C. Jones.[16]
  • "RFID in Logistics:A Practical Introduction",. E. C. Jones and Christopher A.Chung.[15]
  • “Supply Chain Engineering and Logistics Handbook: Inventory and Production Control”, E.C. Jones.[18]

Industrial handbooks
  • Tracked, What You Should Know About RFID, Internet of Things, Big Data and Data Security: The Official RFIDSCM Certification Handbook; Engineering Version by Jones, E. C., Gray, B., Wijemanne, M and Bolton,[18]
  • Tracked, What Everyone Should Know About Invisible Inventory, Monitoring and Tracking, The Official RFIDSCM Certification Handbook; Engineering Version by Jones, E. C., Gray, B and Armstrong, H.[18]
  • The Six Sigma Trap, What you should know about Six Sigma that your company is not telling you: The Official ISCEA CLSSYB Certification Book by Jones, E. C., and Armstrong, H.A.[18]
  • Clampitt, H.G., and Edited by E. C. Jones, “RFID Certification Textbook,” PWD Group, January 2006. Second Edition, May 2006, Third Edition, American RFID Solutions, Arlington Heights, IL, May 2007[19]

Leadership Positions in International and National Organizations
  • Committee Member, National Academics of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), “Potential Impacts of COVID – 19 on the Careers of Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine[20]”, August 18, 2020 – March 31, 2021
  • President of ISCEA International Standards Board (IISB)[21] – ISCEA, July 2020 – Present
  • President, IISE Work Systems Division,[22] July 2020 – Present
  • Chairperson, Program - International Supply Chain Education Alliance RFID Supply Chain Manager (ISCEA RFID SCM) Certification Committee, 2007 – Present
  • Board, Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Delegate (ASEE CDEI) - American Society of Engineering Educators, Engineering Economics Division, 2015 – 2023
  • Program Chair, Division -American Society of Engineering Educators, Engineering Management Division, 2006 through 2007

Fellowships
  • Sigma Xi, Fellow, June 2020
  • Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Fellow, May 2020
  • African Scientific Institute (ASI), notable Fellow, 2019
  • International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) Fellow, August 10, 2017
  • William J. Fulbright Foundation Specialist Scholar, 2011
  • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, MPS Scholar, 2003

Awards and honors
  • The Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Science of Texas (TAMEST) Protégé, 2020
  • National Role Model Administrator Award, Minority Access Inc., 2018.[23]
  • George and Elizabeth Pickett Endowed Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, 2017.
  • William J. Fulbright Scholar in Mexico 2013
  • Fulbright Mexico Scholars Specialist, Engineering Education in Mexico, 2011.[24]
  • Innovative Use of Instructional Technology Teaching Award, 2007.[25]
  • College of Engineering Teaching Award Assistant Professor, 2007[25]
  • College of Engineering Service Award Assistant Professor, 2006.[25]
  • Omaha World Herald Featured article about RFID Lab, March 18, 2006.
  • College of Engineering Research Award Assistant Professor, 2006.[25]
  • Alfred P. Sloan Underrepresented Minority Ph.D. Program Fellow, 2001.
  • NACME Undergraduate Award, 1990, 1991, 1992.
  • Presidential Achievement Award (Undergraduate), 1988-1992.

References
  1. "Dr Erick C Jones | Explore University Of Texas At Arlington". University of Texas at Arlington. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. "Jones Named Associate Dean for Graduate Studies". Uta.edu.
  3. "Director of RAID labs at UTA". The University of Texas at Arlington.
  4. "UTA Raid Labs". uta.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  5. "Erick Jones | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  6. "ISCEA | IISB Board". Iscea Emea. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  7. "ISCTJ | Editorial Board". ISCTJ. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  8. Mahour Mellat Parast; Stephanie G. Adams; Erick C. Jones (2011-04-19). "Improving operational and business performance in the petroleum industry through quality management". International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management. 28 (4): 426–450. doi:10.1108/02656711111121825. ISSN 0265-671X.
  9. "MATC Scholars Program Promotes Benefits of Graduate School to Under-Represented Student Groups". US Department of Transportation. 2016-11-29.
  10. "NSF Award Search: Award#1356735 - Focus on Retention in Cohorts of Engineering Students - Plus (FORCES+)". www.nsf.gov.
  11. "NSF Award Search". www.nsf.gov.
  12. "Outcome & Comparative Effectiveness Research Archives - TexasMRC". TexasMRC.
  13. results, search; Chung, Christopher A. (2017-10-14). RFID and Auto-ID in Planning and Logistics: A Practical Guide for Military UID Applications (1st ed.). S.l.: CRC Press. ISBN 9781138075269.
  14. Sees, Ralph H. (2 May 2012). "RFID and Auto-ID in Planning and Logistics: A Practical Guide for Military UID Application (review)". Project MUSE. pp. 258–259.
  15. results, search; Chung, Christopher A. (2007-12-03). RFID in Logistics: A Practical Introduction (1st ed.). Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press. ISBN 9780849385261.
  16. Jones, Erick (2014-02-25). Quality Management for Organizations Using Lean Six Sigma Techniques (1st ed.). Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press. ISBN 9781439897829.
  17. "RFID and Auto-ID in Planning and Logistics: A Practical Guide for Military UID Applications". CRC Press. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  18. "Supply Chain Engineering and Logistics Handbook: Inventory and Production Control". CRC Press. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  19. Clampitt, Harold (2007). The RFID Ceretification Textbook, 3rd Edition. ISBN 978-0979428500.
  20. www.nationalacademies.org https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/investigating-the-potential-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-careers-of-women-in-academic-science-engineering-and-medicine#sectionCommittee. Retrieved 2020-11-19. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. "ISCEA | IISB Executives". ISCEA. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  22. "IISE - Societies and Divisons - Work Systems Division". www.iise.org. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  23. "Minority Access, Incorporated - Programs - Role Models Project". www.minorityaccess.org. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  24. "COMEXUS :: Becas Fulbright García Robles". www.comexus.org.mx. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  25. "Faculty/Staff Awards - Faculty Awards List | College of Engineering | University of Nebraska–Lincoln". engineering.unl.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-18.

External links[1]
  1. Jones, E. C.; Weatherton, Y. P.; Gray, B.; Armstrong, H.; Chen, W. (September 2014). "A Framework for Detecting Hazardous Events Occurring in Transit With AutoID Technologies". IEEE Sensors Journal. 14 (9): 3124–3130. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2014.2324891.
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